MANCHESTER UNITED legend Paul Scholes has opened up about a blazing row he once had with Sir Alex Ferguson.
Scholes established himself as one of the best midfielders in Premier League history during his 19-year spell with the Red Devils.
During that time he made over 700 first team appearances and won over 20 major trophies – including the Champions League twice.
The 49-year-old’s former team-mates, Gary Neville and Roy Keane, recently claimed he was the “teacher’s pet” during his time at Old Trafford.
Neville suggested he “could never put a foot wrong” in the eyes of legendary manager Ferguson.
However, Scholes insists that was not the case,
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Speaking on his new show, Football’s Greatest, the ex-United star told co-host Nicky Butt: “Everyone says I was like a teacher’s pet and I never got [the hairdryer], but I did.
“I remember one in particular at Newcastle away. I was actually sub in the game.
“I think we’re getting beat 3-0 at half time, he brings me on with 20 minutes to go, maybe. And we get back to 3-2. I’m not saying that it’s nothing to do with me.
“We get back to 3-2 and I tried a flick in the middle of the pitch in the centre circle, they broke and scored.
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“Alan Shearer scored to make it 4-2. So we couldn’t get back into the game. And he went ballistic at me. He went absolutely…
“Do you know when I got a b****cking, or the hairdryer, as it was called, I always took it. I never answered back in my life.
“There were some people, you’ll know, there were some people that answered back all the time. I think you’d be the one to answer back.
“But for some reason that day, I kept answering back. I didn’t agree with what he was saying. So, he kept saying stuff, ‘You’ll never play for this club again,’ and all that usual kind of stuff.
“I got back on the bus that night. I remember thinking, ‘I’m gone. This is me, Monday morning. I’m signing for somebody else.'”
After re-watching the match, Ferguson apologised to Scholes in a private meeting the following week.
The former England star concluded: “He ended up watching the game back on Sunday and he came to me on Monday morning, and I thought, ‘I’m in big trouble here.’
“He actually apologised to me. He said ‘I was wrong, you had an influence on the game.'”
Fellow United hero Butt quickly responded: “I told you you were his teacher’s pet.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
